Sinon

INFORMATION

FROM:

SWORD ART ONLINE

RACE:

CAIT SITH

WEAPONS:

BOW
DAGGER
SPEAR

MAIN ELEMENT:

NONE

ROLE:

SUPPORT
SECONDARY ATTACKER

UNLOCK:

Unlocked in EP05

~BOW~

Show/Hide Bow Sword Skills

	NAME	SKILL DESCRIPTION
	Bullet Order	Sinon’s OSS. Summons Sinon’s Hecate II Sniper Rifle to snipe enemies from long range dealing lots of damage. COOLDOWN: 30
	Wide Shot	Area of Effect attack. Simultaneously shoots 5 arrows in horizontal array. COOLDOWN: 3
	Hail Bullet	Multi-projectile attack. Fires 3 homing arrows that track a target. COOLDOWN: 3
	Retrieve Arrow	Projectile attack. Shoots a very long range arrow. Low chance Bind. COOLDOWN: 10
	Vault Shot	Dodging attack. Performs a side-flip and fires 3 arrows while upside down. COOLDOWN: 10
	Stardust Exa	Area of Effect attack. Steps back and fires a rain of arrows above a target. COOLDOWN: 10
	Sparkle Shot	Targeting attack. Holding down the button lets you multi-lock targets. Release to fire arrows at all locked on targets in quick succession. COOLDOWN: 10
	Multiple Chaser	Multi-projectile attack. Fires a barrage of homing arrows at a target. COOLDOWN: 15
	Strike Nova	Projectile attack. Shoots a powerful beam of light at the target. COOLDOWN: 30

~DAGGER~

Show/Hide Dagger Sword Skills

	NAME	SKILL DESCRIPTION
	Rapid Bite	Charging attack. Dashes in and performs one close range slash. COOLDOWN: 3
	Venom Bite	Single Strike attack. Performs a very close range impale with the dagger. Low chance Poison COOLDOWN: 3
	Quick Throw	Projectile attack. Throws the dagger at the target. Don’t worry; you get your dagger back. COOLDOWN: 3
	Fade Edge	Combo attack. 4 quick scything slashes. COOLDOWN: 10
	Mirage Fang	Area of Effect attack. 6 horizontal zig-zag slashes followed by an upward finish. COOLDOWN: 10
	Paralyze Bite	Single Strike attack. Pounces on the target to perform a close range impale with the dagger. Very short range. Low chance Paralysis. COOLDOWN: 10
	Reckless Tusk	Counter attack. Flips the dagger to a reverse grip and dashes in and then counters incoming attacks with a reverse thrust. Because the counter will only activate on the latter portion of the attack, this is really difficult to time. Only activates upon receiving damage during the attack (Projectiles & magic do not count). COOLDOWN:* 10
	Axel Raid	Combo attack. Unleashes a flurry of close range combination attacks. COOLDOWN: 15
	Lightning Ripper	Combo attack. Flips the dagger to a reverse grip to let loose an insane spinning attack over an area damaging enemies multiple times. Like Shiki from Kara no Kyoukai. COOLDOWN: 30

~SPEAR~

Show/Hide Spear Sword Skills

	NAME	SKILL DESCRIPTION
	Triple Thrust	Combo attack. Steps in and performs 3 consecutive pokes. COOLDOWN: 3
	Spin Slash	Area of Effect attack. Spins the spear overhead once and follows up with a finishing slash. COOLDOWN: 3
	Digger Glint	Power attack. Thrusts the spear at point creating a mini beam of light. Has shorter range than you would expect. COOLDOWN: 3
	Forward Spiral	Charging attack. Steps in and spins the spear with one hand. The spinning motion has some Guard Point. COOLDOWN: 10
	Blast Spear	Projectile attack. Throws the spear at the target. Range is deceptively short. COOLDOWN: 10
	Spiral Gate	Counter attack. Drops into a defensive stance and counters incoming attacks with a spinning thrust. Only activates upon receiving damage during start-up of attack (Projectiles & magic do not count). COOLDOWN:* 10
	Vulture Stinger	Power attack. Vaults in and stabs the ground with the spear generating an upward torrent that damages enemies. COOLDOWN: 10
	Wild Twister	Combo attack. First does a pretty butch pose. Then proceeds to spins the crap out of that spear finishing with a diagonal slash. (w) COOLDOWN: 15
	Fatal Thrust	Charging attack. Launches yourself at the target with the spearhead piercing through just about anything. Covers a ton of distance. COOLDOWN: 30

~OFFENSIVE MAGIC SKILLS~

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	NAME	DESCRIPTION
	Fireball	Fires a small fireball at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Ice Bullet	Fires a small icicle at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Wind Cutter	Fires a small gust of wind at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Sling Stone	Fires small rocks at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Dark Sphere	Fires a small ball of darkness at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.
	Lightning Arrow	Fires multiple spears of light at an enemy. Power & number of consecutive shots increases with skill level.

	Fire Breath	Commands familiar to attack target dealing Fire based damage. Power & Range increases with skill level
	Ice Breath	Commands familiar to attack target dealing Ice based damage. Power & Range increases with skill level
	Wind Breath	Commands familiar to attack target dealing Wind based damage. Power & Range increases with skill level
	Sand Breath	Commands familiar to attack target dealing Earth based damage. Power & Range increases with skill level
	Shadow Breath	Commands familiar to attack target dealing Dark based damage. Power & Range increases with skill level
	Lightning Breath	Commands familiar to attack target dealing Holy based damage. Power & Range increases with skill level

~HEALING & BUFFS~

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	NAME	DESCRIPTION
	First Aid	Recover own HP. Amount recovered is increased with skill level.
	Resurrection	Brings allies back from dead (Within Range) Amount recovered is increased with skill level.
	Revive	Allows the user to come back from the dead. One use per cast. Amount recovered is increased with skill level
	Stamina Boost	Decreases amount of Stamina used. Amount recovered is increased with skill level
	Quick	Increases Party Movement Speed by 50%. Duration is increased with skill level.
	Exhaust	Decreases Enemy Attack by 20%. Duration is increased with skill level.
	Hiding	Become semi-invisible. Aggro rate is decreased by 50%. Duration increases with skill level. *Has no effect in online play.
	Battle Shout	Draw aggro from enemies within range. Effect & range increases with skill level. *Has no effect in online play.
	Heal Breath	Commands familiar to heal self, recovering HP. Party members standing nearby can also be healed. Range & Amount recovered are increased with skill level.
	Cure Breath	Commands familiar to heal self, curing bad statuses. Party members standing nearby can also be cured. Range & types of bad statuses cured are increased with skill level.

~PASSIVE SKILLS~

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NAME	DESCRIPTION
The Art of Dagger	Allows the user to equip Dagger and use its respective Sword Skills.
The Art of Spear	Allows the user to equip Spear and use its respective Sword Skills.
The Art of Bow	Allows the user to equip Bow and use its respective Sword Skills.
Taming	Allows the user to command a familiar.
Increase Status Ailment Recovery	Increases the rate of recovery from bad statuses by 20%.
Stamina Saver	Reduces the cost of stamina based actions by 20%.
Increase Physical Defense	Decrease amount of damage received by physical attacks by 10%.
Increase Magical Defense	Decrease amount of damage received by magical attacks by 10%.
Increase MP	Increases Max MP by 10%.
Increased Magical Attack	Increases power of magic attacks by 10%.
Fast Cast	Decreases the casting time of Magic skills by 10%.
Cooldown Time Decrease	Decreases the cooldown time of Sword Skills & Special Moves by 10%.
Switch Boost	Increases the power of Switch by 10%.
Skill Connect Boost	Increases power of Skill Connect by 10%.
Taming Expert	Increases familiars damage & recovery abilities by 20%.
Cooldown Time Decrease+	Decreases the cooldown time of Sword Skills & Special Moves by 20%.
Increase Attack	Increases physical damage dealt by weapons by 10%.
Increase Magical Defense+	Decrease amount of damage received by magical attacks by 20%.
Increased Magical Attack+	Increases power of magic attacks by 20%.
Fast Cast+	Decreases the casting time of Magic skills by 20%.
Increase HP	Increases Max HP by 10%.
[Lv1000] Taming Master	Increases familiars damage & recovery abilities by 30%.
[Lv1050] Increase Critical Rate	Increases the probability of landing a critical strike by 20%.
[Lv1100] Increase Status Ailment Infliction	Increases the rate of inflicting bad statuses on enemies.
[Lv1200] Increase Critical Rate+	Further increases the probability of landing a critical strike. (Should be 30%. Could be 40%)
Increase Dagger Damage	Increases damage of Dagger by 10%.
Increase Spear Damage	Increases damage of Spear by 10%.
Increase Bow Damage	Increases damage of Bow by 10%.
Dagger Master	A title given to those who have mastered the art of Dagger. Increases damage of Dagger by 50%.
Spear Master	A title given to those who have mastered the art of Spear. Increases damage of Spear by 50%.
Bow Master	A title given to those who have mastered the art of Bow. Increases damage of Bow by 50%.

~HOW TO PLAY SINON~

This section is written as an more in-depth extension to the AW & SAO Character Overview post and is meant to be used hand in hand with the General Leveling Guide. The purpose of this How-To-Play is to offer players of all levels a skeleton plan which enables them to build their characters up to their full potential. With that being said, it is indeed recommended that you do follow the steps described here.

-Important Skills-

Quick
Revive
Resurrection
Healing Breath
Curing Breath
First Aid
Exhaust
Hiding (Offline only)

-Weapon Selection-

Sinon has an exceptionally strong Bow OSS making her the strongest SAO Archer in the game. She also has access to Spear. This makes Sinon the strongest Cait Sith. Either weapon is a good pick but I would recommend Bow on her because her OSS is very good.

Sinon has no major element. But still, if you are able to give her a Max Attack; Half Element Weapon with ~10% Anything or a Half Attack; Max Element Weapon with ~20% Anything, she will become very strong. In most cases, higher base attack is better than elemental attack unless you are willing to switch weapons for each boss weakness.

**For more information on the overall Weapon Building process, consult the Weapon Building Guide.

**For some tips on how to select the appropriate Accessories for your character, consult the Selecting Equipment guide.

-Using Sinon-

Honestly speaking, the Cait Sith is random race. The main pull is the familiar but the familiar isn’t exactly that useful outside of its Healing Abilities. Also the two Aggro control skills (Hiding & Battle Shout) don’t work online making this race struggle to have a clear role in the bigger picture. Even as a long time player, i have absolutely no idea what this race was intended to do.

In Sinon’s case, she is able to fight from up close range of from a far.

When a quest or boss fight starts:

Cast Quick & Revive.
Cast Exhaust.
Move in for Combat(?)

On the SAO Sword Skills & Weapon Breakdowns page I have written some basic combat guidelines for all the respective weapons in the game. If you feel like you are using a weapon incorrectly or just want some pointers, I would advise you to have a look at that page.

Since Cait Sith’s don’t have a clear focus, they have a good amount of freedom and lack of responsibility in the team. They can attack or attempt to heal. How you play the Cait Sith is ultimately up to you.

Remember that when players die in battle, they are revived without any buffs. Recasting buffs when teammates die is a good idea and makes you a wonderful teammate. Of course, in some cases when a player dies non-stop its a waste of time to recast buffs (>.<)

-Healing-

If you take damage with Sinon, use Healing Breath. It is possible to heal other teammates standing nearby with healing breath. If you want to turn the Cait Sith class into a healer it would mean that you would have to chase people around to heal them. Which is a waste of time.

It is also a good idea to recover your Bad Status ailments with Curing Breath.

-BK’s Opinion on Sinon-

Sinon is the strongest Cait Sith. But being the Strongest of the Weakest race in the game doesn’t really count for much. Her OSS and access to Spear still makes her a good character nonetheless. She just relies on a good team to be viable at all. Which isn’t a bad thing, but its not really a good thing either.

On the real though, that Bow OSS is very strong (X_X) I’ve seen pictures of it hitting for 1million in an SSC combo. That’s Tyr level of damage (@_@)

Sinon is voiced by my favorite seiyuu so that alone earns her mega points that are added to the fact shes the #1 Cool Beauty in the game.

Also, Megane Banzai!!

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